MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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